Ewan Millar is one of the most prominent oboe soloists in the UK. In 2020 Ewan won the woodwind final of BBC Young Musician, advancing to the Grand Final, and giving an “exemplary, richly shaded account” (The Guardian), of Navarro’s “Legacy” concerto with the BBC Philharmonic. Since the competition he has been performing as a soloist in recitals around the UK, including at the Windsor, Cheltenham, and Lake District Summer Music Festivals. He is managed by both the Tillett Debut Scheme and Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, helping him secure further recital opportunities around the UK over the coming years. In 2023 he was selected as a Hattori Foundation Senior Award winner, and in 2025 he won the category final of the Royal Over-Seas League competition, advancing to the final at Wigmore Hall in July. Ewan's long-time collaborative pianist is the exciting young soloist Tomos Boyles.

As a freelancer, he has performed as principal oboe with the RPO, Aurora Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, and Birmingham Royal Ballet, and has also performed with the BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and RLPO.

Ewan did his undergraduate at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford, and his postgraduate at RAM, where he was awarded the Bicentennial Prize and Janet Craxton Memorial Prize, as well as winning the departmental Oboe Prize. He studied primarily with Melanie Ragge, while also receiving lessons from Christopher Cowie, and Patrick Flanaghan for cor anglais.

Beyond oboe he is also a jazz pianist, gigging regularly in bars and restaurants around Oxford and London. Ewan is a Howarth Artist, and plays on a Howarth XM oboe, which he was kindly aided in buying by the Gerald Finzi Trust.

Rising Welsh musician Tomos Boyles is rapidly carving out a career as a young and exciting concert pianist. Described as possessing a ‘romantic flair and passion that only comes from intense involvement’ (Carol Nixon, LMC), he has performed at numerous prestigious venues including St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar Square, the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, St David’s Hall in Cardiff, and the Wales Millennium Centre. Recent performances include solo recitals at the Ludlow Piano Festival and the Beaumaris Festival, and upcoming ones include a chamber recital at Sinfonia Smith Square and a solo recital at Wigmore Hall.

He has enjoyed success in competitions, having recently been awarded first prizes at both the Urdd Eisteddfod and the Wales International Piano Festival solo categories. Other top prizes include the prestigious Blue Ribband at the National Eisteddfod, and first place in the EPTA competition. His interviews have been published by the Cross-Eyed Pianist’s Meet the Artist series and broadcasted by S4C and BBC Wales.

Tomos graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University in 2022 with a first-class degree in music having held a scholarship during his studies. Now a postgraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Tomos works under Professor Rustem Hayroudinoff, having previously studied with Alison Bowring. He has also benefitted from masterclasses with such pianists as Joanna MacGregor, Piers Lane, Tom Poster, and Artur Pizarro. He is generously supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the John Fussell Memorial Trust Fund